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General Practice Training Program Making Rural Health Matter jcuGP.edu.au Table of Contents GP Training with adventure, skills, impact ........................................................................................................................ 3 GP Training in the Cairns region .......................................................................................................................................... 4 Attractions in the Cairns region .......................................................................................................................................... 5 GP Training in the Cape & Torres region ............................................................................................................................ 7 Attractions in the Cape & Torres region ............................................................................................................................ 8 GP Training in the Central Queensland region ................................................................................................................. 10 Attractions in the Central Queensland region ................................................................................................................. 11 GP Training in the Central West region .............................................................................................................................. 13 Attractions in the Central West region .............................................................................................................................. 14 GP Training in the Mackay region ....................................................................................................................................... 16 Attractions in the Mackay region ........................................................................................................................................ 17 GP Training in the North West region ................................................................................................................................ 19 Attractions in the North West region ................................................................................................................................ 20 GP Training in the South West region ................................................................................................................................ 22 Attractions in the South West region ................................................................................................................................ 23 GP Training in the Sunshine Coast region ......................................................................................................................... 25 Attractions in the Sunshine Coast region.......................................................................................................................... 26 GP Training in the Tablelands region .................................................................................................................................. 28 Attractions in the Tablelands region ................................................................................................................................... 29 GP Training in the Townsville region ................................................................................................................................... 31 Attractions in the Townsville region ................................................................................................................................... 32 GP Training in the Wide Bay region .................................................................................................................................... 34 Attractions in the Wide Bay region .................................................................................................................................... 35 Making Rural Health Matter GP training with adventure, skills and impact Our training program James Cook University (JCU) through its General Practice Training program, is the regional provider of Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) in regional, rural and remote Queensland. Registrars training with JCU have a choice of clinically diverse and rewarding training posts, offering the opportunity to develop an extended scope of practice in well supported and educationally enriching clinical environments. We serve a population of more than 1.5 million people across a diverse geographical area. Northern Queensland offers a vivid mix of people and landscapes. The training posts extend from remote tropical settings to regional centres, outback towns and Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services. Explore the region and find out more about training with JCU. Why train with JCU? Highly skilled Gain plenty of hands-on experience and be equipped with the Make a positive difference skills to take on any challenge in any setting. From snake bites, Develop the skills to help improve the health of regional, rural, tropical diseases, farming injuries, to chronic diseases, emergency remote and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. presentations, anaesthetics, obstetrics and much more, you’ll Make a real difference in underserved communities while you develop a diverse set of skills. train and be equipped with the skills to make a difference as a GP. Diverse skill set Unique locations Expand your scope of practice through working in private clinics Learn and live in amazing locations from tropical rainforests and and in hospitals where you’ll gain experience treating a range of beaches, to rich farmland, mountains and hinterlands, to the red conditions in low resource settings. dirt of the Australian outback. You’ll treat a diverse mix of clinical cases and conditions in private clinics and hospitals and health Excellent training support services. Be supported throughout your training and learn from inspirational and experienced doctors who are passionate about helping you succeed. 3 GP training in the Cairns region There are six main placement sites in the Cairns region where you may be based during your GP training. These include: Mossman, Port Douglas, Kuranda, Cairns, Innisfail and Tully. The Cairns and Hinterland Hospital and Health Service is comprised of 21 facilities. The Cairns Hospital is the major referral centre for tropical north Queensland and the major provider of outreach specialist services to remote and rural areas. Other major hospitals within this region include the Innisfail and Tully hospitals, south of Cairns. Registrars working in the Cairns region can enjoy opportunities in the varied specialties including in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health. Lifestyle Enjoy relaxed coastal living at its best in the Cairns region, surrounded by beautiful beaches and lush rainforests. Cairns is the only place in the world where two World Heritage areas meet - the Great Barrier Reef and the Wet Tropics Rainforest. Looking for adventure? There is plenty to do in the Cairns region from bungee jumping, fishing, mountain biking, parasailing, snorkelling, skydiving and white water rafting. The region has a rich Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture which you can experience through guided tours, watch traditional performances and view unique Indigenous artwork. Have a taste of the tropics by trying locally grown fresh produce including native spices that Aboriginal people gathered from the land for millennia and appear at local markets and restaurants today. 4 Attractions in the Cairns region CAIRNS Cairns is described as the heart of Tropical North Queensland, and is the gateway to the Great Barrier Reef. Explore the world’s largest coral reef by boat or on a scenic flight where you will be amazed by the marine wildlife and exotic coral reef that cannot be found anywhere else in the world. The Daintree Rainforest is a World Heritage listed icon and has the highest number of plant and animal species that are rare, or endangered with near extinction in the world. MOSSMAN The picturesque town of Mossman is nestled at the foot of mountains among fields of sugar cane. Just five minutes west of Mossman you will find the Mossman Gorge, part of the World Heritage listed Daintree National Park. There you will discover granite boulders lining the gorge and clear freshwater swimming holes surrounded by INNISFAIL mountains. The gorge is home to the Kuku Yalanji Innisfail has a population of approximately 10,000 people, the area’s traditional Aboriginal landowners. and is situated 90kms from Cairns. The town Guided bushwalks are available. is surrounded by beautiful natural attractions including Paronella Park, a National Heritage listed park built in the 1930 inspired by Spanish castles, some of which still exist today. TULLY Tully is a small tropical town surrounded by World Heritage rainforest as well as banana and sugar cane plantations. Tully is one of the greenest and wettest towns in Australia. 5 Have you ever felt like you ‘hit the jackpot’? “Well, that’s how I feel about working at the Babinda MPHS for GP Training! Babinda is a lush tropical paradise and sports the title of “Australia’s wettest town”. I’m totally at home surrounded by a bounty of natural wonders, including the beautiful Babinda Boulders, a tourist hotspot. Born of FNQ farming stock, I feast my eyes on the fertile green world around Babinda that spells exotic fruit, sugar cane, cattle and fishing. The great dividing range
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